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One of the interesting aspects of teaching children is the “things they say” or as Art Linkletter used to say, “Kids say the “darn-dest” things.” For your enjoyment I thought I’d post some of these “darn-dest things” some of our students have said or written.

The first comes from one of our Language Arts Teachers who was giving a Vocabulary Test and had instructed her students to not leave anything blank. Here are some of their “guesses:”

8th grade definitions:

mutinous: (a.k.a “moo” tinous) means a “cow”

benign: to be “9”

motif: a reason why you did something

infuse: when you are looking for the breaker box

anecdote: a cure for everything that is bothering you

Next up, an “open notes quiz” from one of our science teachers. This teacher gave the question, “Describe the Reproductive System” as part of a homework assignment that was to be put in their notes. She then asked this question on an “open notes quiz.” It was obvious as to which students had not done their homework based on the following “unedited responses:”

Question: Describe the Reproductive System.

· The reproductive system is part of the diegestive system. After you digest the food the things that are not used come out in the reproductive system as waste.

· The reproductive system consist of mammals and insects. Spiders can produce large amounts of eggs, which a person only has one egg, but can have more than one child.

· The reproductive system has to include male and female contact. The egg is the "home" of the newborn child.

· It's used to produce of spring.

· It is when you form eggs and they become babies.

Which ones are your favorite responses? Did you have trouble finding anything wrong with these responses?

Have a good day family.